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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slak

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *slakaz.

Adjective

*slak

  1. weak
    Synonym: *waikw
  2. slack
    Synonym: *slaiw

Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *slak
Genitive *slakas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *slak *slaku *slak
Accusative *slakanā *slakā *slak
Genitive *slakas *slakeʀā *slakas
Dative *slakumē *slakeʀē *slakumē
Instrumental *slaku *slakeʀu *slaku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *slakē *slakō *slaku
Accusative *slakā *slakā *slaku
Genitive *slakeʀō *slakeʀō *slakeʀō
Dative *slakēm, *slakum *slakēm, *slakum *slakēm, *slakum
Instrumental *slakēm, *slakum *slakēm, *slakum *slakēm, *slakum

Descendants
  • Old English: slæc, sleac
    • Middle English: slak
  • Old Saxon: slak (“slack, cowardly”)
    • Middle Low German: slak
      • Low German: slak
        • → German: schlack (partially)
  • Middle Dutch: slac (“slack, loose, slow”)
  • Old High German: slach (“slack, loose, slow”)
    • Middle High German: slach
      • German: schlack, schlach
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